Tony Hannigan is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS). CUCS is a national organization dedicated to the advancement of progressive policies and programs for homeless and low-income individuals and families, particularly those living with psychiatric disabilities and other special needs.

CUCS has been involved with supportive housing since the early 1980’s and currently provides services to more than 1600 individuals and families in permanent housing. The organization also operates numerous transitional housing programs, scatter site housing, a drop-in center, and a range of other community-based programs. CUCS also sponsors a national training and technical assistance program that assists other organizations to develop and operate programs for homeless people and individuals with disabilities.

Mr. Hannigan is on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations and has co-authored numerous publications, most recently the field manual developed for the Corporation for Supportive Housing, Developing the ‘Support’ in Supportive Housing.

Areas of expertise
supportive housing

Recent publications

Lipton F, Siegel C, Hannigan A et al. (2000) Tenure in supportive housing for homeless persons with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services 51(4):479-86.